These next few chapters are intense and quite depressing. Chases freind Harris has committed suicide by statbbing himself when he was high and thought that there were bugs on him that wouldnt come off, so he tried to stab them to get them off leaving him on the side of the rode with 27 stab wounds his body, and died before they could get him to the hospital. At this time Chase is at home, and surpisingly doesnt react as he should when he hears the news about his druggie freind. He doesnt show much emotion at all. Later we find out that Gordies Mom has lost her job due to asking for time off too often, becasuse she was having problems with Chase that she needed to take care of, and work was a second priority. Now they are really screwed finanically. I can not imagine having almost no money, and then right after that loosing a job. So in that case, Gordie decided to sell his precious bass guitar from his band to help pay Chases debt. He also gathers up all of his birthday money and savings to meet the amount needed to help pay Chases drug dealers, so he could get out of the house and start working, and maybe even become normal again. Gordie helps Chase out big time and goes to the bank and gets the money.
Gordie refuses to let Chase go by himself with his money; who knows Chase would probably run off with it. Anyway, for some odd reason Chase gets all spiffed up to go to the drug dealers house leaving Gordie confused. Disregarding that, they are on there way and Chase directs Gordie into an actually nice neighborhood, and Gordie is very shocked to see where this is where Chase comes to gets high at. As they enter the drive way Gordie wants to go to the door with Chase, but Chase refuses and promises he will only be 5 minutes. 20 minutes go by and Gordie is worried, so he goes up and a creep answers the door and says Chase isnt there, he had run off.....again. Gordie is scared to go back home because they had told there parents that they were going to a movie. Gordie feels like an idot. He looks for Chase all night in the rain and almost gets jumped by some crazy men downtown. He finallly gives up, and goes home to tell his parents the truth, but the police had beat him to it. They had found out that the man that Chase had hit on the head, and was in the hospital had just died that night, and its possible he is going to be charged for murder. His parents are so upset, and scared of whats going to happen.
Right now Gordie wishes that Chase was dead. I dont blame him, it just seems like one bad thing happens after another, and its not fair. Gordie hasn't done anything to deserve this life, and if it stinks to think if Chase had never acted the way he did, nothing would be falling apart like it is. Right now I feel like I am Gordie, and I fell the pain he is going through. The book is doing a great job of being descriptive and telling every detail so you feel like you are actually in the story. Honestly I feel like I could ring Chases neck right about now, he is just screwing up time and time agian and it is not fair to an innocent family like theres.
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